In December, she pulled out of the ASB Classic in New Zealand because of a problem to her left wrist and week later quit the Hobart International with the same problem while leading her first-round match against Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.

Melbourne-born left-hander Robson, who reached the last 16 at Wimbledon in 2013, has had wrist problems before. An injury to her right wrist forced the world number 56 to miss the Rogers Cup last August.

The main draw of the women's competition at Indian Wells gets under way on 5 March.